Rheumatoid Arthritis

1. Introduction/Thesis Statement. Rheumatoid arthritis, RA, is a chronic autoimmune complaint in which both genetic and environmental factors contri alonee to the disease process. It is characterized by fl are-up and remission periods affecting over 1. 5 one million million people in the United States, in which approximately 300,000 of those people are children. Rheumatoid arthritis is by far the most serious, painful, and potentially crippling make for of arthritis. It is often called the great crippler because it can lead to deformities and debilitation.People living with RA make out in fear that they might one day become disabled, but we have learned through research that early detection is the take up preventive measure against disability. While RA has no cure and is pretty of a mystery disease, researchers are making great advances in ripe medicine to help with the symptoms and the progression of RA. These biologic medicines have made career much more manageable for RA p atients improving their quality of aliveness and overall health. 2. Disease definition and patient prevalence A. Definition of RA B. Age, sex, prevalence related to RA . Diagnosis and prognosis of RA A. What causes RA? B. How it is diagnosed C. Other risk factors associated with RA. 4. Patient experiences A. Symptoms and signs of RA B. Treatment available (medications, and so on ) 1. New treatment hope with biologics. C. Prognosis of patients with RA. 5. Living and coping with RA. A. get by with the disease. References www. webmd. com/rheumatoid-arthritis/default. htm http//www. mayoclinic. com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis/DS00020 www. arthritis. org/conditions-treatments/disease-center/rheum www. cdc. gov/arthritis/basics/rheumatoid. htm